Artistic Inspiration Quotes

Artistic inspiration ignores the law of supply and demand. ~ Mason Cooley

Unalert yet sometimes suffused through and through by an inward light, is characteristic of the primitive and of the child (and also of those moments of religious and artistic inspiration that occur ever less and less often as a Culture grows older) right ~ Oswald Spengler

Is being burnt a requisite for the making of art? Personally, I don't think it is. But art is poultice for a burn. It is a privilege to have, somewhere within you, a capacity for making something speak from your own seared experience. ~ Molly Peacock

We renew our hearts and minds by exhibiting veneration for all living creatures and by unveiling a spirit of reverence and awe. Witnessing the magnificence of nature and displaying empathy for humankind is what inspires all artists. ~ Kilroy J. Oldster

I remember being a 12 year old art kid and feeling like there was no exciting art movement happening, especially for somebody like me. I was looking around for artistic inspiration and could find nothing - until my older brother's friend brought a Giger book over to the house. Upon seeing the first image I knew I would never be the same. A whole new world opened up to me and I have been exploring it ever since. It's no doubt that I would not be here today, doing what I do, without his influence. H.R. Giger is the king of the Dark Art movement. ~ Chet Zar

We need God's great-grace in all spheres of life. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Successful innovation is not a single breakthrough. It is not a sprint. It is not an event for the solo runner. Successful innovation is a team sport, it's a relay race. ~ Nguyen Quyen

Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them. ~ Fulton J. Sheen

The artist who could disentangle the subtle soul of the image from its mesh of defining circumstances most exactly and 're-embody' it in artistic circumstances chosen as the most exact for it in its new office, he was the supreme artist. ~ James Joyce

The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition. ~ Israel Zangwill

To progress in life, I don't focus on how much I have done but on how much I have yet to do. ~ Idowu Koyenikan

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I'd rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place. ~ Yanni

Fine art is the discipline of breaking rules. ~ M.B. Dallocchio

Happily Ever After starts every time you woke up. ~ T.A

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll

I declare, there is no enjoyment like reading. ~ Jane Austen

Find out where you are at, where you are going and build a plan to get there. ~ Robert Kiyosaki

Know your worth and love yourself in such a way that anyone who is no good for you, wont be able to reach you. ~ Nikki Rowe

Patrick Swayze is a fantastic man and an inspiration to work with. He is a fearless cowboy type and a movie icon. ~ Travis Fimmel

You are more powerful than your fear. ~ Avina Celeste

There's more mystical nonsense written about the process of writing than almost anything. Inspiration, genius, "the muse." So I want to lay out one huge, comforting, wonderful fact: the more you write, the better you get at it. Writing is like a forehand or driving a car or playing guitar. Practice makes you better.

That's not to say inspiration and genius don't exist. Not everyone can become Tolstoy through hard work. What it means is that, wherever you start, you can improve. And the way to do it is to write a lot.

I mentioned at the start of this piece that I've published eight books. When I flip through the first one now, I can't believe it ever made it onto shelves. I see so many flaws and problems in it that I'm amazed. The reason is that I've written hundreds of thousands of words between since then. As long as you produce a little something every day, every week, in time, invisibly, you'll get better. Trailing behind every successful writer are a million words that never saw the light of day. Sometimes it takes five million words. The most important piece of writing advice anyone can give or get is simple, and therefore can seem uninteresting, but it's true: just keep writing. ~ Charles Finch

Music's always part of my writing. I think all art is interconnected. You can't create or experience one without its influences bleeding into another. In my writing, music's mostly something that feeds my inspiration and mood while I'm writing, but it's also taught me how to score scenes and even novels. The rise and fall of the storyline echoes the flow of a good piece of music. ~ Charles De Lint

You do not have to be The fastest starter. Just be a starter! You will, without fail, Reach your destination-sun. ~ Sri Chinmoy

They were rebellious through their artistic expression and their uplifting spirits ~ Evan Meekins

I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my soul,
I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
32. I think I could turn and live with animals, they're so placid and self-contained,
I stand and look at them and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition.
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins.
They do not make me sick discussiong their duty to God,
Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things,
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the earth.
52. The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and loitering.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world. ~ Walt Whitman

Don't compare your progress with that of others. We all need our own time to travel our own distance. ~ Inconnu

Imaginative compassion for that which is other than myself is a constant artistic and ethical discipline. ~ Shaun McNiff

In theory it might be so that the reasons you live are what you'd die for. ~ Daniel C. Tomas

Once you have life, there exists a hope. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

When I wake up I just make it happen. My dreams come true- that is the artistic practice. ~ Hiroshi Sugimoto

There is no shortcut to confidence building; it is a process that involves succeeding at something challenging. One needs to consciously work on every aspect of confidence building whether for one's own benefit or the benefit of others. ~ Vishwas Chavan

That is why I took up the gun - not to shoot, not to kill, not to destroy, but to stop those who would do evil, to protect the vulnerable, to defend democratic values, to stand up for the freedom we have to talk ... about how we can make the world a better place. ~ Peter Van Uhm

Be The Leader, Author, & Star of Your Own Life Story! ~ Naryza

I heard today (April 5) was the day Kurt passed away 17 years ago. Can't believe it's been that long. So grateful for his contribution and inspiration. Not sure I'd be doing this if it weren't for him. He gave us all permission to create no matter what our skill set and reminded me that dreams are possible. Thanks for that. This made me recall a short piece of film I shot when I heard they were making a film celebrating his life. I made it to explore the character and explore creative possibilities. I never sent it to the studio or to anyone but thought I'd share it now ~ Jared Leto

Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

O, with what freshness, what solemnity and beauty, is each new day born; as if to say to insensate man, Behold! thou hast one more chance! Strive for immortal glory! ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

Eyes And Heart Are Too Compatible To Each Other. Through Our Eyes, We Capture Moments And Through Our Heart We Relive Those Moments ... ~ Muhammad Imran Hasan

Life is a gracious gift. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I was a daydreamer as a kid. I want to act because of whatever artistic bone is in my body. I want to explore what it is to be alive. I just want to make good sh-t. ~ Natalie Dormer

Being kind takes more heart than effort. ~ Jodi Livon